•a national holiday全国性假日

•Britain has more than ten national newspapers.英国有十多种全国性报纸。

•The company's national headquarters is in Rome.这家公司国内的总部设在罗马。

•The children were wearing traditional national costume/dress.孩子们身穿传统的民族服装。

•The government's view is that raising taxes now would not be in the national interest (= would not be good for the country).政府认为，现在增税对国家不利。

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•Thirty people, including six UK nationals, were killed in yesterday's plane crash.在昨天的空难中，有30人丧生，包括6名英国公民。

•All foreign nationals were advised to leave the country following the outbreak of civil war.内战爆发后，所有外国公民都被建议离开该国。